(IFJ/IFEX) - 22 July 2010 - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and some 37 journalists' unions and association are pressing government leaders attending the 15th African Union Summit in Kampala, Uganda, to make the safety of African journalists a priority for the African Union. In a letter to AU leaders, the unions, led by the IFJ African regional body the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), welcomed the declaration by African leaders to designate 2010 as the "Year of Peace and Security in Africa".

Dakar, 28 April 2010: The West African Association of Journalists (WAJA) today held its seventh triennial Congress in Dakar, Senegal.